Margret Thatcher - Dead at 87

[American Patriot]

Maggie Thatcher died today at 87 from a stroke.

Another great leader gone.

[Malsua]

The great leaders have all faded. Farewell Margret Thatcher.

[American Patriot]

I met her in California. She was pretty awesome haha. She was a very likable person. I was doing some work on a radio connection or something in the same area where Reagan was meeting her. She walked over and asked about what I was doing. I explained I was a White House Communications tech and was making sure the radio was connected properly to the lines going to the command post. She asked a lot of questions and laughed about everything.

She said, "If you're one of Mr. Reagan's men, then you must be one of the good guys," and she smiled and walked off finally.

So I'm not sure if she thought I was some bad guy setting up a bomb or what? hahahaha

[Ryan Ruck]

I just saw the news of this. Like Mal said, the great leaders we had have all gone.

[American Patriot]

Don't be too sad.

You and I are still here



I'm glad to have met her the one time.

[Ryan Ruck]

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Communist teacher behind street parties to 'celebrate' death of Margaret Thatcher named

The woman behind an internet campaign to organise street parties to "celebrate" the death of Baroness Thatcher can be named as Romany Blythe, a drama teacher from Brighton.

On Facebook Romany Blythe appears posing with Tony Benn, second left, and Owen Jones

By Telegraph reporters

3:31PM BST 10 Apr 2013

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Ms Blythe, 45, has been rallying fellow protesters through a group on Facebook she has set up called The Witch is Dead, which has more than 5,000 members and calls for “demonstrations of disapproval” across the country.

A number of places on the list were locations of riots and demonstrations that took place across the country on Monday, including Bristol city centre and George Square in Glasgow.

The University of East London graduate teaches drama and arts and has worked with a workshop company that visits secondary schools.

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She specialises in “facilitating workshops for young, excluded and potentially criminalised individuals and uses drama techniques she has developed to explore resolution of conflict and oppression,” according to the company's website.

She claimed she had invited more than 5,300 people to a 'flash party' to mark Baroness Thatcher's passing, with the message: "Anyone else like to join us?"

The group reads: "Come and celebrate our liberty and freedom from tyranny! On the day Maggie stands down, once and for all!"

On her own Facebook profile, she appears in photographs posing alongside former Cabinet Minister Tony Benn and left-wing writer Owen Jones.

Speaking to the Telegraph, Ms Blythe said her dislike of the country’s first female prime minister came from being told she might never find work on leaving school in 1984.

She said her father was a “Leftie”, while her mother voted for Margaret Thatcher. She describes herself as a Labour supporter, but hopes they will return to being a party of the people before she votes for them again.

Ms Blythe, a political activist, said the nation-wide parties would be targeted at Lady Thatcher’s policies and did not intend to “gloat” at her passing.

“It’s not about gloating and being mean. It’s about using that date to reflect on the past, however unfortunate that day may be for some people,” she said.

“She has family and they will grieve. She’s not the enemy right now; her legacy is the enemy.

"I’m calling for a peaceful demonstration of disapproval and letting the government know we’re not stupid and we haven’t been brainwashed by more prosperous times since then.”

She described the protests as a “group catharsis”, for “survivors of the Thatcher years” and likened them to sufferers of Post Traumatic Stress DIsorder.

It comes as anarchist groups warn of more mass protests on Saturday, with expected numbers between 2,000-3,000.

The events are being organised by a group called Class War with help from other groups such as the All London Anarchist Revolutionary Mob, which says it is “committed to radical action to undermine the state,” are also mobilising supporters to attend 25 locations across the country.

Ian Bone, who set up the group Class War, told the Telegraph protesters plan to hang an effigy of Lady Thatcher on the fourth plinth in London's Trafalgar Square.

He said: “There's a large papier mache statue of Thatcher being done that will be toppled. It will be similar to the size of the Saddam Hussein one, ideally in Trafalgar Square."

"It will be quite simply a celebration party. I expect to see hand made banners and signs. It's not a march, not a protest. We want to celebrate the end of Thatcher. I imagine it will go long into the night, There's no intention of violence.I think it will be joyful and great.

"The depth of dislike and hatred for Thatcher is big. We know some miners are coming down from South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.”

Scotland Yard has said they are aware of planned events around Trafalgar Square and are preparing an “appropriate” plan to counter any possible trouble.

The force has already launched a major operation to counter threats of disorder in the run up to her funeral next week.

All further leave for officers has been cancelled and operations are being run from a special command and control operations room in Lambeth.